LOT 3239
Lydia, Hierocaesarea AE 16mm. Circa 100-54 BC.
Head of Apollo to right / Bow and quiver between AP monogram and IEΡ monogram; all within wreath. GRPC Lydia, 1; Imhoof-Blumer, Lyd. Stadtmünzen 3. Very Fine.(4.09gr, 16mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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Persia. Achaemenid Empire, Time of Darius II to Artaxerxes II AR Siglos. Circa 420-375 BC. Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint or subsidiary mint. Type IV (middle) B.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance to right, holding dagger in right hand, bow in left / Oblong incuse punch. Carradice Type IV, Group B. 5.45gr, 16mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Ex 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland. From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Troas, Zeleia AE Chalkous. 4th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Head of Artemis to right, wearing stephane / Ζ-E Λ-E, torque within wreath of grain ears. SNG Copenhagen 503-4. 1.49gr, 12mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine. Rare city.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Islands off Thrace. Lemnos, Hephaistia AE 13mm. 276/261-167 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Radiate head of Helios to right / H-Φ A-I, Dionysos standing facing, head to left, holding kantharos with right and thyrsos with left hand. SNG Copenhagen (Thrace) 984; HGC 6, 295 (R2). 1.97gr, 13mm, 10h.
Near Very Fine. Corroded. Extremely rare issue of Hephaistia. No other examples on CoinArchives.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
